Monday, May 15, 2017

Tavern shooting Sunday night

Trouble in River City. KARK reports one person was shot Sunday night at the West End Tavern in West Little Rock. Argument broke out over a game of pool.

UPDATE: A police report says the shooting occurred about 1:45 A.M. Cortez Roy, 28, was shot twice in the stomach.

According to witnesses, a drunk man entered and challenged people to play pool for $50. Roy agreed. They argued and the suspect also pushed a woman he'd come with to the floor. The suspect started to leave and Roy followed toward the door. The suspect turned and fired four or five times with a semi-automatic pistol, then drove away with his female companion.

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